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• Moody's cuts ratings, outlooks on 9 in EU

  thewall.com.au | 12:02 am Feb 14, 2012

  Moody's has downgraded the debt ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal and placed negative outlooks on France, Britain and Austria.

  Ratings were also cut for Slovenia, Slovakia and Malta, with Moody's saying all nine were more susceptible to increasing financial and macroeconomic risks from the euro area crisis.

  Moody's said on Monday that Europe's weakening economic prospects "threaten the implementation of domestic austerity programs and the structural reforms that are needed to promote competitiveness".

  The agency questioned the implementation of institutional reform in the euro area and whether adequate resources will be pulled together to deal with the crisis.

• Ten Years After Decriminalization, Drug Abuse Down by Half in Portugal

  forbes.com | 6:51 am Feb 14, 2012

  Drug warriors often contend that drug use would skyrocket if we were to legalize or decriminalize drugs in the United States. Fortunately, we have a real-world example of the actual effects of ending the violent, expensive War on Drugs and replacing it…

• Moody's rating agency places UK on negative outlook

  bbc.co.uk | 11:53 pm Feb 13, 2012

  The credit ratings agency, Moody's has updated its credit ratings of several European nations. It has placed negative outlooks on the ratings of the UK, France and Austria. The ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal have been downgraded. In a statement…

• Moody's cuts credit ratings on nine European countries including the UK

  guardian.co.uk | 12:43 am Feb 14, 2012

  Credit agency Moody's has cut the ratings on nine European countries including the UK, France and Italy citing "uncertainty" over Europe's handling of its ongoing debt crisis. The agency said it now has a negative outlook for triple-A rated countries…

• Moody's cuts France, UK, Austria outlooks to negative

  reuters.com | 12:09 am Feb 14, 2012
• 6 European Nations Get Downgrades - NYTimes.com

  nytimes.com | 6:55 am Feb 14, 2012
• Moody's warns may strip France, UK, Austria's Aaa

  reuters.com | 12:43 am Feb 14, 2012

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• How dare you threaten to downgrade one's credit rating, Moody's. One's not bloody French.

  @Queen_UK - Elizabeth Windsor
  

  11:40 pm Feb 13, 2012
• I'd address Baroness Warsi's concerns, but I've another full day of sidelining, marginalising and downgrading religion ahead of me.

  @andrew_mueller - Andrew Mueller
  

  9:54 am Feb 14, 2012
• 'Religion is being "sidelined, marginalised and downgraded in the public sphere"' Good. It's a private matter. And Warsi is unelected.

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  8:35 am Feb 14, 2012
• XOOPS: Downgrading Xoops?? [by Cifug] http://t.co/Bah83Uuh

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  7:41 am Feb 14, 2012
• Moody's threatens to downgrade Britain's credit rating http://t.co/CnlceHub

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  6:21 am Feb 14, 2012
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  6:04 am Feb 14, 2012
• Moody's credit downgrades in #Europe drag #AUD lower against the greenback http://t.co/EMRmjtRr

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  5:43 am Feb 14, 2012
• Australian And New Zealand Dollars Decline On Moody's Rating Downgrades: The Australian and New Zealand dollars ... http://t.co/KWW8zAl0

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  3:38 am Feb 14, 2012
• Why do people cheat? Better yet... Why do people downgrade when they cheat?

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  3:00 am Feb 14, 2012
• Portugal just decimated pretty much every argument against decriminalization of drugs http://t.co/59P2F4pd

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  1:11 am Feb 14, 2012
• 10 years after decriminalization, drug abuse down by 50% in Portugal: http://t.co/XLb92C0g

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  11:33 pm Feb 13, 2012
• Credit rating's agency Moody's puts triple A ratings of #Austria, #France and #UK on negative outlook. http://t.co/R0hJztUX

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  11:32 pm Feb 13, 2012
• Credit rating's agency Moody's puts triple A ratings of #Austria, #France and #UK on negative outlook. http://t.co/OT7OZqQZ

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  11:31 pm Feb 13, 2012
• Moody's downgrades Italy, Portugal; changes outlook on France, UK to negative - @cnbc

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  11:02 pm Feb 13, 2012